Kyle Smith (Stirling, SCO) lost
7-3 to
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the Final of the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1, held November 8 - 13, 2016 in Cranbrook, British Columbia. To advance to the championship game, Smith won
6-5 over
Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR) in the semifinals of the 2016 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Cranbrook, British Columbia; and won
7-5 over
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Cranbrook, British Columbia;
Smith finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost
9-4 to
Mark Nichols (St. John's, NL), then responded with a
6-1 win over
Carruthers. Smith won
8-7 against
Charley Thomas (Edmonton, AB), then won
6-4 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1, Smith take home
65.994 world rankings points along with the $15,000CDN prize, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 16th place overall with
331.708 total points. Smith ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
203.209 points earned so far this season.
